Nation’s First Animal Abuser Registry

Animal abusers, watch out: Suffolk County, New York, has voted to create the country’s first animal abuser registry! This online “hall of shame” will be similar to registries that already exist for sex offenders and will allow people to find out if there is an animal abuser in their neighborhood or to make sure that their dog-walker or veterinarian hasn’t been convicted of cruelty to animals. And animal shelters will be able to use the registry to do quick background checks on potential adopters in order to ensure that cruel people aren’t seeking out their next victim.

California is also considering creating a similar registry statewide. Let’s hope that many communities follow Suffolk County’s lead, because, as study after study has shown, people who hurt animals often take out their issues on members of their own species too. That’s another great reason why you should never hesitate to report known or suspected cruelty to animals.

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This is a ray of hope in the dark tunnel of animals suffering. It must exist all over the World for the benefit and protection of animals and the identification of those murderer to avoid any contact with animals

Please make sure Mitchell Marsicano is added to the list: He was caught sneaking into his neighbor’s apartment and sexually abusing his pet puppy dog, Snowball. Mitchell Marsicano, 55, pleaded not guilty in court yesterday to charges of misdemeanor sexual abuse of an animal and felony burglary. According to Nassau County prosecutors, Marsicano illegally entered the apartment of one of his tenants and was caught by the owner sexually abusing the dog (who is either a 2- or 4-year-old 23-pound male Shiba Inu). Marsicano denied the allegations and countered that the tenant, Daniel Miller, hadn’t paid his rent (…and therefore was accusing him of molesting a dog?). According to CBS, “the dog was examined at a nearby animal hospital and showed signs of trauma.”

Beverley, please continue to call the police and animal control each and every time you hear the neighbors’ big dog fighting with the smaller one. Videotape it or take photos – whatever you can do to have evidence to help these dogs is important.

PetSmart Grooming should be investigated. Because my dog had existing breathing conditions PetSmart, Hickory, NC denied that he had been burned by either a dryer box or bathing. It took him from March 2010 to June 2010 for his hair to halfway come back. I don’t think that a breathing issue could cause his skin to loose all his hair and to have yellow blisters just days after grooming it has to be connected to something they did I would think. My vet. won’t support me but said “that it was consistant with a burn”. Did Petsmart persaude him in some way to step back from the suit that I brough against them. Petsmart agreed to pay me $260 for damages. Money isn’t the issue here. I have pictures to prove what he looked like and his hair still hasn’t returned beautiful like it was in Febuary 2010 and it is now Oct. 2010. It should be mandantory that bathing is done and all grooming procedures in public and not in a closed room, who knows what they do back there? We have not settled yet. All I know is that I support my dog and not Petsmart .

there is something similar here,a site called red and green i think, plus people convicted of acts of violence towards animals (rather than neglect) ARE put on a register and can even have their kids put on an at risk register. whether or not a request for information form would disclose the names and addresses is unknown- do peta uk know?

Compliments to Suffolk County New York!!!!!!!! It’s about time the animals have someone looking out for them!These scumbags get off way to easy for the crimes that they commit!If it were up to me,they would have the same punishment done to them that they inflict on the animals. Hopefully it will go WORLD wide.I will soon be moving to California and pray that they will also join in the same just cause! And to all those who fight for animals everywhere, ROCK ON!

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